Pioneers Remembered - 2023 Memorials

Memories

John Cantu

John Cantu worked at the Service Desk for many years at TWU until his retirement. He was a great coworker, whom I had the pleasure to work with. He provided great service to our Faculty, Staff and Students. When we worked together, he always enjoyed sharing stories of younger years, as he would say, and of course of his kids and wife, Barbara. John became a great friend through the years. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. It was John who encouraged me to join the Mission Council at the church and the Guatemala Medical Mission. John had a kind heart who loved his family and always enjoyed cooking for them. John joined his wife in heaven one month after she passed away. They are greatly missed. - Raquel Clewis

Joshua Dean

Josh loved school and learning. He was in college to be a teacher, and while he was in school, he worked part-time at a local elementary school. He would have been the BEST teacher. He loved the kids with his whole heart, and he always made time to talk to them and ask them about things that interested them. He wanted to teach them, but he also wanted them to know that they were important and loved. - Trish Beres

Whitney Kirkpatrick

I miss Whitney’s generosity, candor, and talent as a teacher. The love her students poured out on her said everything about how she poured into them. Whitney made me want to do better, be better. She still does. - Kristine Morris

Whit was always happy and her positivity was catching. She was passionate about teaching and loving her people (and her puppy). - Jenni Milligan

Mark Logan

Mark Logan was my husband of 40 years. He worked in the facilities department as a painter for 10 years. He was a wonderful man, father, grandfather, and husband and he has truly been missed. Two months after his passing I started working at TWU in the same building at Facilities Management & Construction, working with all of the staff that he worked with. He was a proud man, and he was very proud to work for TWU. - Trudy Logan

Julie Muller

Julie Muller was an outstanding coworker and caring friend. I knew Julie when I joined the IT dept. in 2004. Through the years as a coworker she was always dependable, hardworking and would go the extra mile to help. She was amazing at her job. Her absence was deeply felt by our department. Julie was a great friend, whom I enjoyed being around. I miss her calling me asking to go grab lunch. She was someone I could count on when I needed help, or needing someone to talk to. She is missed dearly. - Raquel Clewis